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2024 High School Team Previews : Volume II

January 19, 2024
Indiana Staff
Prep Baseball Indiana

With the spring fast approaching, our staff has turned the focus to preparing for the 2024 spring season. Read along to find previews on a handful of  programs that have already submitted their preseason poll. 

All information has been provided to us through our preseason coaches poll, please email [email protected] if you have not received this poll. 

Warsaw Tigers

Head Coach: Andy Manes

Class: 4A 

2023 Record: 15-13

Conference (2023 Record): 9-5

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/7

2024 Team Strengths:

Pitching, Hitting

Impact Players:

Southwood Knights

Head Coach: Cory Blocker

Class: 1A 

2023 Record: 10-17

Conference (2023 Record): 1-8

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/4

2024 Team Strengths:

Experience, Pitching, Top of the Lineup

Impact Players:

  • Jaret Denney, P/C/OF, 2024
    .341 BA, 31 H, 23 RBI's, 8 2B, .388 OBP, .850 OPS / 2-2, 3.94 ERA, 39 K, 19 BB
  • Blayne Hamilton, P/OF, 2024
    .361 BA, 26 H, 17 RBI's, 5 2B, .429 OBP, .901 OPS / 3-1, 2.40 ERA, 28 K, 10 BB
  • Jaron Craft, P/SS/OF, 2024
    .325 BA, 27 H, 19 RBI's, 5 2B, .400 OBP, .786 OPS / 1-5, 2.91 ERA, 46 K, 22 BB

Triton Central Tigers

Head Coach: Justin Bergman

Class: 2A 

2023 Record: 14-14

Conference (2023 Record): 7-7

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/9

2024 Team Strengths:

Pitching - return all innings from 2023

Impact Players:

Dekalb Barons 

Head Coach: Collin Bice

Class: 4A 

2023 Record: 21-11

Conference (2023 Record): 4-3

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/3

2024 Team Strengths:

Offense, Team Speed 

Impact Players:

  • Aaden Lytle, OF, 2024
    .394 AVG, 37 H, 25 RBI, 29 R
  • Brendan Vance, IF/P, 2025
    5-2 (2 CG, 1 SHO), 3.53 ERA, 37.2 IP: 33 K / .345 AVG, 10 H, 8 RBI, 10 R
  • Ashten Tuttle, IF, 2025
    .297 AVG, 19 H, 15 RBI, 4 R
  • Aydan Parr, OF, 2025
    .375 AVG, 9 H, 7 RBI, 5 R
  • Gabe Gillespie, IF/P, 2025
  • AJ Ross, C, 2025
  • Bo Minehart, IF/P, 2026
  • Brady Culler, OF/P, 2026
  • Brady Vince, IF/OF/P, 2027
  • Miles Brockhouse, IF/P, 2027

Jimtown Jimmies

Head Coach: Cory Stoner

Class: 3A 

2023 Record: 17-10

Conference (2023 Record): N/A

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/4

2024 Team Strengths:

Pitching

Impact Players:

  • Dalton Cook, P/SS, 2026
    IP 36.0 / W/L 3-2 / K/BB 26/9 / ERA 2.52
  • Ben McAlister, P/OF, 2025
    IP 43.0 / W/L 7-1 / K/BB 27/17 / ERA 2.60

Riverton Parke Panthers

Head Coach: Charlie Martin

Class: 1A 

2023 Record: 14-12

Conference (2023 Record): 9-5

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4

2024 Team Strengths:

Pitching

Impact Players:

  • AJ Goff, P/1B, 2025
    4-2, 3.33 ERA / .293 Avg, 18 RBI, 3 HR
  • Kyle Price, P/INF, 2025
    5-3, 3.50 ERA / .197 Avg, 17 R, 14 RBI
  • Carson Cox, OF, 2024
    .232 Avg, 14 R, 18 RBI
  • Collett Sanders, OF, 2026
    .357 Avg 

Greenwood Woodmen

Head Coach: Andy Bass

Class: 4A 

2023 Record: 16-15

Conference (2023 Record): 5-9

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/6

2024 Team Strengths:

Experience

Impact Players:

Elkhart Lions

Head Coach: Scott Rost

Class: 4A 

2023 Record: 10-18

Conference (2023 Record): 4-7

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/1

2024 Team Strengths:

Pitching Depth, Team Speed

Impact Players:

Hammond Morton Governors

Head Coach: Adam Bednarek

Class: 4A 

2023 Record: 9-20

Conference (2023 Record): 3-2

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/4

2024 Team Strengths:

Pitching, Team Speed

Impact Players:

  • Niko Rodriguez, SS/P, 2024
  • Billy Vukobratovich, CF/P, 2024
  • Gerard Garnett, 1B, 2025
  • David Shreve, C/P, 2027
  • Kelvin Hawkins, OF/P, 2027
  • Nate George, OF, 2026